Calmly Chaotic

A few weeks ago my phone rang. It was mid morning and I was doing my usual mid morning thing... chasing after three 1.5 year olds. My parents were on the line, both of them and they sounded a bit funny... in a good way. They proceeded to inform me that they were sending Andrew and I away over night…

I have been busy, really busy, the I need a bottle of wine type busy and I have been sick which I loathe. So tonight, we are going out to dinner. It is time to feel like a fully functional human again.Isla and Alice have been busy growing. Alice is sooo tall and they both seem so grown up... I am …

1 - more dinners from chef Andrew
2 - one of two furry writing buddies
3 - i like my coffee from McDonalds... that's right red cup... you have a rival over here!
4&5 - 2 daughters with colds, chowing down
5 - a lucky candle burns as I type
6&7 - it's freezing out but we rock our ra…

We push our children around in laundry hampers..






that's what we do.

It's what we do...


we lounge... on the floor... with the cat...


the floor provides hours of entertainment


and so does the cat


she is such a great sport


weekend chilling is even sweeter because dad dad dad dad is around


and we love dad dad dad dad


and this type of chilling... just makes me melt.

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This date did not involve dinner and a movie... well yeah... we ate first okay... but that wasn't part of the date.  Nope, this date was a different sort.  The sort that involved a box of 96 crayons, a bunch of glue sticks, a glue gun and a blow dryer. Yes I know, we are likely the last people …

It's the middle of March and I am standing here typing in jeans and a tank top with the back door open.  Heidi is sitting just outside the door on the deck breathing in that fresh spring air.  Isla and Alice are napping.

and I have to say that I am feeling all nostalgic... day dreaming way too …

It's Friday already... how did that happen?

Alice and Isla have been rolling all over the place, making each other laugh (and making me laugh too of course).


They are well into the whole we want to touch and grab everything in sight.  A couple of their favourites... hair and faces...


Isla also…

dear alice and isla,

Today you are seven months old.  I can't believe that you are already more than half a year old.  Could we just slow down time please... just for a while... just so I can get my fill of these days?  Who am I kidding... I will never get enough.

After months of me wondering w…

Oh what a wonderful week.

If only Andrew could take a day off work every week...



this was our Valentine's Day...



We played inside.  We went for a long walk outside.



I took a million pictures...







We opened presents...





and Andrew cooked... and made chocolate dipped strawberries... with PC the deca…